Local Authors: Artist overcomes tragedy

Parravani and her identical twin, Cara, were raised up from poverty by a determined single mother. The twins earned their way to a prestigious college and to careers as artists (a photographer and a writer, respectively). Haunted by childhood experiences and raped as a young adult, Cara veered into depression, drugs and a shocking early death.

The memoir is Parravani's account of being left, one half of a whole, and of her desperate, ultimately triumphant struggle for survival.

Parravani is a writer and photographer. Her photographs have been exhibited internationally and are represented by the Michael Foley Gallery in New York City and the Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles. She earned her undergraduate degree at Bard. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, the writer Anthony Swofford ("Jarhead"), and their daughter.

- Journal staff

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Local Authors: Artist overcomes tragedy

Bard College alumna Christa Parravani is author of 'Her: A Memoir.'

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